title: Blueprint for a new American College of Surgeons: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Birkmeyer
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shahian
authors.forename: Justin B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dimick
authors.forename: Samuel R G
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Finlayson
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Flum
authors.forename: Clifford Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Bruce Lee
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States